Very few games would run on these machines, but games
I mean educational type games (Jumpstart, etc.) which
could be borrowed from libraries and/or schools. As well
what kind of computer system does the school system in
Chester Co use? Do they require a windows type machine
for any software that the techers might be handing out
to supplement their textbooks?

Very good point. Dual boot? Give the kids something that M$ would
never give them--a choice. There is a lot of Open Source and free
software available which run under M$ Windows.